former

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishformerfor‧mer1 /ˈfɔːmə $ ˈfɔːrmər/ ●●●S2W1 adjective [only before noun]1BEFOREhappening or existing before, but not now → present, previousthe former Soviet UnionTheir farm has been reduced to half its former size.► see thesaurus at last2having a particular position in the past syn ex-, → presentmy former husbandformer President Clinton3 →in former times/years4 →somebody/something’s former self

former• Steven Soderbergh, nominated as best director for both Traffic and Erin Brockovich, won for the former.• For the former, therefore, to return among the latter was not to degrade, but to promote them.From Longman Business Dictionaryformerfor‧mer /ˈfɔːməˈfɔːrmər/ adjective [only before a noun]happening or existing in the past, but not nowthe former chairman of United Telecommunications Inc